Mental health is a key component of overall health and wellbeing and affects how a person feels, thinks, behaves and relates to others. It is estimated that at any point in time, one in five working age people will be suffering from a mental health condition and 45 per cent of Australians will experience a mental health or substance-use disorder in their lifetime. It is also estimated that Mental Health costs Australian businesses approximately $11 billion per year.
Not surprising then that mental health is an issue that our society and workplaces can no longer afford to ignore. The good news is that a recent study conducted by PWC estimates that every dollar spent on creating a Mentally Health Workplace will create a return on investment of $2.30 and have a positive impact on individuals, employee engagement and workplace culture.
Creating a mentally healthy workplace needs to be as important for organisations as creating a physically healthy workplace.
Our professional workplace mental health and wellbeing consultants can work with your organisation to:
Develop a ‘whole of organisation’ approach to create and support a mentally healthy workplace
Deliver evidence-informed workplace programs that support employee wellbeing, build organisational and personal resilience, reduce stigma and promote help seeking
Provide training and education in mental health, wellbeing and resilience, and suicide prevention.